Behind the #1
Series produced by Garrett Stack
Hundreds of #1 recordings on the Billboard charts have fascinating backstories.
In this series, the stories behind the #1 hits are presented with fascinating detail. Typical complete feature includes: Opening jingle, spoken copy over music bed, the #1 song. Average length of the feature is 4-6 minutes. The series contains #1 hits of the late '50s, the '60s and '70s. New pieces are developed for each new edition of American Jukebox. A piece in this series is included as part of every one of Garrett Stack's American Jukebox programs.
SERIES PIECES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY TITLE
51 Pieces
Order by:
Newest First |
Oldest First
First hit for The Righteous Brothers took all of Phil Spector's attention, and away from the girl groups - much to their dismay.
- Added: Sep 23, 2014
- Length: 06:00
Carole King wrote this and introduced it on Tapestry. Friend James Taylor took it to #1.
- Added: Sep 24, 2014
- Length: 06:55
"You think this song is about you." But who was it about?
- Added: Sep 09, 2014
- Length: 06:34
1985 masterpiece heard around the world.
- Added: Sep 05, 2014
- Length: 10:04
This Dutch rock group had their biggest hit first time out.
- Added: Sep 23, 2014
- Length: 04:29
This slow-burn funk and soul theme set a whole new trend in R&B
- Added: Sep 23, 2014
- Length: 06:48
- Added: Sep 09, 2014
- Length: 04:32
New sound from the acoustic folk troubadour ignited his career.
- Added: Sep 09, 2014
- Length: 06:26
Get naked and streak! What a fad.
- Added: Sep 09, 2014
- Length: 05:19
Classic recording when they were just "The Supremes"
- Added: Sep 24, 2014
- Length: 05:12
This instrumental written by Bert Kaempfert had no words - at first.
- Added: Sep 20, 2014
- Length: 04:54
Star Wars goes disco.
- Added: Sep 09, 2014
- Length: 05:59
A deadly combination: gambling and guns.
- Added: Sep 28, 2014
- Length: 04:34
The last "Supremes" record didn't have any Supremes. Just Diana and others.
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Sep 09, 2014
- Length: 06:02
- Purchases: 1
Del's runaway career was hot in the '60s.
- Added: Sep 09, 2014
- Length: 05:03
George McCrae got this song by default.
- Added: Sep 09, 2014
- Length: 04:43
It took eight years for Knox to get his song recorded.
- Added: Sep 24, 2014
- Length: 04:21
Over and Over was the DC 5's only #1 hit.
- Added: Sep 06, 2014
- Length: 04:24
Used in the disaster film The Poseidon Adventure, McGovern took this to #1 and launched her long career
- Added: Sep 23, 2014
- Length: 05:11
- Added: Sep 12, 2014
- Length: 05:20
